Archive for September, 2011

Our Midwest Region Senior Manager writes about Family Camp – A one-of-a-kind community building event for midwest LGBT families. Events like these are our way of demonstrating that nobody has to do it alone, your community is waiting. “Mommy, can we come back to camp next weekend?” were the words from my 4.5 year old [...]

Congratulations are due to Nicholas Foley, just awarded the Boys and Girls Club’s National Youth of the Year Award! Nicholas joined the Boys and Girls Club ten years ago and has since donated 1500 hours to community service. An alumnus of the foster care system, Nicholas was 6 years old when his aunt and her [...]

Let’s face it. There are a lot of things we have to worry about as parents.But some of them are things we shouldn’t HAVE to worry about. As you watch the school bus pull away in the morning … You shouldn’t HAVE to wonder if your son’s school day will include being called names by [...]

A family guest post by Casey McLaughlin As the spouse of an Army officer that is currently serving, I am overcome today with joy and relief at the repeal of DADT. Shannon and I were blessed with twins 9 months ago, after having endured a difficult pregnancy that was even further complicated by the constant [...]

Two weeks ago, I attended the Lavender Law Conference, an annual gathering of LGBT lawyers and lawyers working for LGBT equality. I was fortunate to attend the Family Law Institute held the day before the conference itself. The Institute is a gathering of the greatest minds in LGBT Family Law; it was an honor to [...]

This is not what I envisioned. I was sure that one day, years from now, when my two daughters were teenagers, they would face some sort of harassment in school because they have gay dads. In my daydream, they would stand up on the cafeteria tables and belt out some incredible song about diversity, inclusiveness [...]

Labor Day has come and gone. You’ve packed away the lawn furniture and BBQ grill and the summer public pool schedule on the refrigerator is now covered up by this week’s lunch menu. It so hard to say goodbye to summer. And what a summer it was! It kicked off with the battle for and [...]

Featured Articles

Family Weekend in Washington

By Emily Hecht-McGowan, Director of Public Policy
Thirty years ago this year, Family Equality Council endeavored to make life a little bit better for LGBT parents and their kids by providing a space for families to ...read more

30 years together

Celebrate. Commit. Connect.
Those are the New Year’s resolutions for the Family Equality Council and I hope, in 2012, they will be yours.
This year, we will mark the 30th anniversary of our organization. Over the past ...read more

“We’re gonna be grandpas!”

This is a shining example of the world as it should be. Watch as these two dads experience the joy that every family feels, no matter who they are or who they love.
One year has ...read more

Connecting LGBT Communities with Communities of Faith

Jennifer Chrisler, Family Equality Council’s Executive Director, asked last week if I would like to attend an event with her at a local Jewish temple in which she was giving the D’var Torah (a ...read more

World AIDS Day

Today Family Equality Council adds our voice to those around the globe honoring World AIDS Day by lending our support to the millions of families impacted by HIV/AIDS. On November 8, Secretary of State Hillary ...read more